Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1936

Page

3

Return From Visit To Baltimore Friends

Mr and Mrs E D Funkhouser of Lebanon Church and Mr John Marker of Opequon returned from Baltimore after spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs Harry Bowman on Guilford Avenue Miss Ethel Cremer accompanied them and will stay with Mrs Bowman who is recovering from sinus surgery Mrs Bowmans friends are glad to hear of her improvement Miss Elizabeth Riley is due next Monday to spend the summer with her mother Mrs J William Riley on West Piccadilly Street Riley will travel to Bristol Sunday with her son Robert Riley to meet her daughter there

E. D. Funkhouser Lebanon Church John Marker Opequon Baltimore Harry Bowman Guilford Avenue Ethel Cremer Bowman Elizabeth Riley J. William Riley West Piccadilly Street Riley Sullins College Bristol

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings

A series of afternoon and evening gatherings across Wednesday Thursday and Tuesday includes Tea at the Randolph residence joint with Aid Societies Muse at Trone and late evening choir and lodge meetings. Thursday hosts Rotary luncheon Girls' Athletic Association dinner Grace Lutheran Bible class and Middles town Community League programs. Tuesday features Lions and Kiwanis luncheons at George Washington Hotel.

Randolph Timber Ridge Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Girls’ Athletic Association Wayside Inn Middletown Queen Esther Bible Harry Wingfield South Loudoun Street Lions’ Club

Whitside-Carson Nuptials Bring Guests To Virginia Home

Guests arrive for the Whitside-Carson wedding at Killahevlin the residence of Mr and Mrs William E Carson in Ver ton. George Bentley and wife from Hampton join as house guests while Mrs Bentley stays several days. Charles Ridgely White and wife from Washington DC set to arrive Friday evening to stay with Mrs Frank N Hack. A license issued in Frederick County bonds Lillie May Hardy and Louis Ruble. G A A dinner set for Thursday at Wayside Inn with sign up through Mrs Jack Widmyer.

Mr. White Frank N. Hack South Washington Street Frederick County Lillie May Hardy Kernstown Louis Ruble Winchester C. W. Hardy Mr Ruble W. S. Ruble Girls’ Athletic Association Wayside Inn Jack Widmyer

Parties Planned for Miss Richards Wedding Week

A dinner hosted by Miss Mary Louise Sartelle at 12 North Washington and a lunch Saturday by Mrs. Frank W. Bailey at 515 South Meeting Places Of Two Bridge Clubs highlight events this week for Miss Margaret Frances Richards who marries Rev. George E. Owen Saturday at 5 30 p m. Mrs Walter D Myers and Mrs W Nelson Page head the Thursday and Friday Bridge Clubs meeting at 2 45 p m respectively. A county clerk license was issued to Della Welsh and Paul Milburn both 18 with parental consent. Mrs Henry Bell marked her birthday with many flowers and gifts from friends and family.

Margaret Frances Richards George E. Owen Mary Louise Sartelle North Washington Street Frank W. Bailey South Washington Street Walter D. Myers W. Nelson Page Della Welsh Charles Welsh Brucetown Paul Milburn Milton Milburn Jefferson County W. Va Stephenson

Radio Highlights Schedule Highlights Box

Radio listings detail programs from 5:00 to 11:00 PM across WOR WEAF WJZ WABC, including Uncle Don news shows Amos n Andy Gabriel Heatter Folies de Paris Haenschen Orchestra Lily Pons and more, with Olympic boxing finals and dance music to close.

WOR Uncle Don WEAF Foreign Trade Week J. C. Carson American and Foreign Power Co WJZ Amos N’ Andy Gabriel Heatter Folies de Paris Willie Eugene Howard Fifi D WABC Farley Grand Rapids al Goodman Chicago Lucas Mansfield Jesse Crawford

Farm Leaders Attend Manassas Father and Son Banquet

Clarke county farmer J M Fishpaw and northern Virginia vocational agriculture supervisor W R Legge travel to Manassas for the Father and Son banquet hosted by the Manassas F I A chapter. Legge to speak on The Farm Boy at the Cross Roads.

W. R. Legge Northern Virginia J. M. Fishpaw Clarke County Manassas Raymond R. Fishpaw Nokesville Legge Cross Roads

Damages Awarded Over Pie In Wire Incident Suit

In Richmond Virginia on May 20, Mrs. Hattie P. Berrie was awarded $500 in a $20,000 damages suit against Mary J. Chamberlain trading as Connecticut Pie Company. Berrie claimed a ferry worker ate a pie containing a wire lodged in her throat and needed surgical removal at a hospital.

Richmond Hattie P. Berrie Mary J. Chamberlain Connecticut Pie Company

Auxiliary of Convocation To Meet On Friday

A special meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Valley Convocation of the Episcopal Church will be held at Christ Church in this city Friday morning. The session begins with 10 o'clock Holy Communion led by Bishop Henry St. George Tucker and Rev. Robert B. Nelson. Speakers include Bishop Tucker Miss Mansfield Mrs. Batcheller and Rev. Craighill. Mrs A Cummins of Berryville is secretary and presiding officer. Mrs R T Barton of this city serves as Diocesan Auxiliary president and will attend.

Woman’s Auxiliary of the Valley Episcopal Church Christ Church Henry St. George Tucker Diocese of Virginia Robert B. Nelson Tucker

France Calls Special Recruits for 1916 Birth Window

A war ministry order in the official Gazette calls a special class of recruits to augment France's army. The new class includes young men born in the first two months of 1916 and will join the regular 1915 class for training this year.

Paris War Ministry France

Miss Sullivan To Receive Medal For Mission Services

At the sixth annual Catholic Students Mission Crusade convention in Richmond about 700 delegates attend. Bishop Ireton will celebrate high mass with Father Keller delivering the sermon. Miss Sullivan, among six to receive the Paladins grand cross for extraordinary service, joins attendees from Winchester including Father Comaskey and others.

Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade Richmond Sacred

Christians and Jews Leave Jerusalem Amid Tense Exodus

May 20 reports say Christians joined Jews in a mass departure from Jerusalem. From a 5 000 Jewish population in the old city only 200 Jewish families remain amid recent deadly turmoil. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency notes 26 Jews slain since April 19 with killers at large. two Mashassibi quarter suspects appeared in police lineups over a cinema shooting that killed three Polish Jews.

Old City Jerusalem Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mashassibi

Special Meeting For United Brethren Choir Trip

The United Brethren young people's choir will meet at the church tonight at 6 45 PM. All members planning an out of town trip Sunday night are urged to attend for final arrangements.

United Brethren Young People’s Choir

Bird Blamed For $7,000 Fire In Carolina

Firemen blamed a bird for a $7,000 blaze that gutted the Carolina Oil Mill storage house in Cheraw South Carolina The fire started when a bird carried a lighted cigarette to its nest high in the building The mill had been closed since ginning season and the electric wiring was disconnected

Cheraw, & C Carolina

Mediterranean Armada Reduced in the Mediterranean

London reports a reduced British armada in the Med to four capital ships: Barham and Valiant near the Suez Canal and Rodney and Hood at Gibraltar. Renown heads to England and will be replaced by Repulse. Queen Elizabeth sails to rejoin the fleet, followed by Nelson.

London Great Britain Mediterranean Barham Valiant Suez Canal Rodney Hood Gibraltar England Queen Elizabeth Nelson

Also Mentioned on This Page

LE “Y Miss Elizabeth Riley Kiwanis Club Algonquin Huntsberry Margaret Richards Messrs. Legge Maurice M. Lynch, Jr Hackensack, N. J Maurice M. Lynch Luther Strickler Luray, Va Mrs. E. W. Miller North Braddock Street Miss Sullivan Jerusalem City Bank Management Commission American Bankers Association Shenandoah Valley National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Singapore Constantinople Buenos Aires Budweiser Saec Prva Anheuser-Busch $T Young Haie Yan Bird the Commercial & Savings Bank Wayne Maid Margaret L. Hodgson Tavenner Brooks’ Boulevard Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists N. Loudoun Underwood N. Loudoun St Big Joe Winchester’s Bakery Just R. M. Swimley
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication